Oct 6 2009
Understanding Wi-fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a not-for-profit organization that certifies the interoperability of wireless devices built around the 802.11 standard. The goals of the Wi-Fi Alliance are to promote interoperability of devices based on 802.11, and, presumably, to promote and enhance the standard.
For better or worse, this is no neutral organization. The members of the Wi-Fi [...]
Oct 4 2009
Do ISPs have spam-blocking and virus protection?
Do ISPs have spam-blocking and virus protection?
Some ISPs have built-in software that screens out spam, which is the Internet equivalent of junk mail. Some ISPs screen all files for viruses as well. On the face of it, spam-blocking seems like a good deal, but some spam-blocking soft-
ware isn’t sophisticated and merely blocks certain kinds of [...]